Newsflash: Kansas City Public Schools Demand Income Tax Funding

Here's the problem . . . There are plenty of reasons that smarter people than TKC want to keep the income tax . . . Mainly, to keep po'folk from suffering more sales tax & property tax spikes. 

Meanwhile . . . 

The always cash-rich KCPS unintentionally offers a talking point for opponents of Missouri income tax with this advocacy that conveniently forgets about a nearly a half BILLION in bond money won last year.

Check-it . . .   

"In the resolution, the board said district resources have been “threatened and impacted” by actions taken or proposed at multiple levels of government. The board also pointed to a projected shortfall after Missouri lawmakers did not fully fund the state’s foundation formula for public schools.

The resolution also notes that eliminating Missouri’s state income tax could lead to a future loss of funding for public education, estimating a $1.4 billion impact statewide, with potentially significant consequences for districts, including Kansas City Public Schools."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KCPS board warns of potential school funding crisis, cites possible impacts of Missouri income tax repeal